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> If even .1% of Nintendo's revenue comes from NES/SNES games, then they are doing it VERY wrong. Why? What's wrong about Nintendo continuing to monetize their
by eridius 10y ago
> If even .1% of Nintendo's revenue comes from NES/SNES games, then they are doing it VERY wrong.
Why? What's wrong about Nintendo continuing to monetize their old IP, which is still apparently in high demand? If anything, Nintendo managing to continue making money off of these old games is impressive.
- bisby 10y agoOld IP is fine. Breath of the Wild it up. But when your business model is "do nothing to adapt to the times, and try to ride the coattails of the success of 30 years ago", i stop feeling sympathy. So either it's old and unimportant, or they're a stagnating old company. And considering how well switch + breath of the wild sales were, I'm pretty sure NES games make up a pretty small portion of their revenue.
- posguy 10y agoAfter a certain point, the IP should enter the public domain. Traditionally, this would occur after a decade or two, but thanks to heavy lobbying by Disney, I doubt I will ever see Mickey the Mouse in someone else's cartoon :( Why should a company be able to strangle the cultural development of our society in the name of greed?